The purdah of the mind
Gandhi's words are as true today: The outward purdah is bad enough; what is worse is the purdah of minds.
Born a Muslim and raised a momin, a believer, I am struck each time people link deen or faith with externals-be it beard or burqa. I am struck also by our propensity to not want a debate on anything that questions this entirely specious link between true faith and the observance of certain practices. Is it, I ask myself,
